9-1-1 Lone Star's Rob Lowe inspired President Joe Biden's press secretary to return to politics.MORE: 9-1-1 Lone Star's Natacha Karam talks season three's 'personal drama'Jen Psaki appeared on the actor's podcast Literally! and shared that she binge watched his award-winning drama The West Wing in 2011 after she first left politics for public relations.WATCH: The West Wing: Josh Lyman visits Sam SeabornShe had previously been the deputy press secretary for President Barack Obama before he promoted her in 2009 to deputy communications director, the job Rob's character Sam Seaborn held for the first four years on the show.On the podcast she revealed that the show, created by Aaron Sorkin, "inspired so many people that I know to come here and be a part of this town and work in government."MORE: Rob Lowe delivers heartbreaking family news as famous friends reach out MORE: Everything you need to know about 9-1-1: Lone Star actor Rob Lowe's family "I don't know what prompted me to watch it but I binged the entire thing," she added of the decision to watch the show four years after it ended."In a crazy way, it really brought me back to politics.
‘The Bachelor’ & ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Top Monday; NBC Betty White Celebration Nabs More Than 4M Viewers
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After last week’s three-way tie with The Neighborhood and 9-1-1: Lone Star, ABC’s The Bachelor is back at the top of primetime.
On Monday, The Bachelor bumped up from the previous week’s episode to earn a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo and 3.59 million viewers, per fast affiliates. Like the previous episode, drama between contestants Shanae and Elizabeth carried out to reach yet another boiling point at the Bachelor mansion.
The Bachelor tied with Lone Star in demo rating last week, but the Fox drama brought in Monday night’s largest audience. 9-1-1 Lone Star (0.7, 5.79M) was stable in demo and rose in viewers, joining The Bachelor to best a repeat of The Neighborhood, Kenan (0.3, 1.93M) and March (0.1, 0.31M).
With CBS in repeats, the 9 p.m. hour belonged not to NCIS but Fox’s newcomer drama The Cleaning Lady (0.5, 3.44M). Like Lone Star, The Cleaning Lady was stable in its demo rating and got a nice bump in viewers. That’s My Jam (0.4, 2.29M) followed, as did The CW’s 4400 (0.1, 0.32M). 4400 dipped in the demo to hit a 0.0 rating.
NBC brought the night to an end with Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl, a retrospective remembering the comedy icon’s prolific career and long life. White died Dec. 31, 2021. She was 99. The NBC special garnered a decent 0.5 demo rating and 4.14 million viewers.
Elsewhere in the 10 p.m. hour, CBS’ repeat showing of NCIS: Hawai’i (0.3, 2.95M) bested the second episode of ABC’s new series Promised Land (0.2, 1.74M). The wine-soaked family drama was stable in the demo but dipped slightly in viewers from its premiere (0.2, 1.86M).
Beyond Tuesday’s regular programming, The Real Dirty Dancing will make its debut on Fox and NBC’s The Wall reaches its season finale.
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Super Bowl: L.A. Rams vs. Cincinnati, NBC, 99.18 million.2.
'9-1-1: Lone Star' Sneak Peek: Judd Asks Owen for a Favor Regarding His Teenage Son (Exclusive)
, titled «The ATX-Files,» Owen (Rob Lowe) and Judd (Jim Parrack) take Wyatt (guest star Jackson Pace), Judd's teenage son he only recently found out about, alien hunting. But their search takes a different turn when they find two dead bodies.In the exclusive sneak peek, Judd goes to Owen and breaks the news to him that he has a son. Owen's reaction is of stunned silence as he asks for clarification.
‘Firefly’ Reunion? Morena Baccarin Would to Love to Appear on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ With Gina Torres
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“9-1-1: Lone Star” has already featured guest appearances by two “Angel” alums, Julie Benz and Amy Acker, during the first few episodes of its currently airing third season. And if showrunner Tim Minear — who was a writer and executive producer on “Angel” and brought in Gina Torres, a vet of the WB series, as a lead on “Lone Star” at the start of Season 2 — is down for it, an actress from one of Minear’s other beloved series would love to make another reunion happen: “Firefly” star Morena Baccarin.“Oh, that would be fun! I haven’t seen those guys in forever,” Baccarin told Variety Friday, during an interview for her upcoming NBC drama “The Endgame.” “I love Tim.
Lone Star State Sings Praises for Songwriters Who Define Texan Culture
Chris Willman Music WriterThe maxim “everything’s bigger in Texas” most definitely applies when it comes to having an outsized per capita concentration of brilliant songwriters. So, it’s almost surprising to realize that it took until 2005 for a Texas Heritage Songwriters Association to be formed, for the purpose of finally founding a Hall of Fame.One key figure in its origins was a beloved Texan not everyone realizes had a reputation as “a lover of the song, and a friend to songwriters”: University of Texas football coach Darrell K.
Top 20 most popular television shows for the week
Olympics (Sunday), NBC, 11 million.2. Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, NBC, 10.76 million.3. Winter Olympics (Saturday), NBC, 10.15 million.4.
Primetime 2022 Winter Olympics Coverage Dips On Monday; ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ & ‘The Bachelor’ Also Fall
Figure skater Nathan Chen brought glory to the United States on the ice during Monday’s primetime coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics, shattering the world record in the men’s short program at the Beijing games. Nabbing 113.97 points, Chen brought in the highest short program score in figure skating history. Monday saw new highs for Chen and the winter sport, not for NBC’s fifth night of coverage, or at least in early numbers.
‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Actor Jim Parrack on Judd and Grace’s Big New-Parent Twist
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Child Care,” Monday’s episode of “9-1-1: Lone Star.”Baby made three for Judd (Jim Parrack) and Grace (Sierra McClain) on last week’s “9-1-1: Lone Star” — and on Monday’s episode, an estranged teen son and his mother made five. Totally unbeknownst to Judd and Grace, he had a son Wyatt (Jackson Pace) with Marlene Harris (Robyn Lively), a barrel racer he can hardly remember having met at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in 2005.On Monday’s “9-1-1: Lone Star,” that boy comes to find Judd with the help of an online DNA ancestry website and Judd and Grace, just getting the hang of taking care of newborn daughter Charlie following her birth at the tail end of the Fox drama’s weeks-long ice-storm plot.
'9-1-1: Lone Star': Jim Parrack on Judd's Fatherly New Twist (Exclusive)
9-1-1: Lone Star actor Jim Parrack, who plays Judd, broke down the crucial turning point in the firefighter's life, how he moves forward now that he is the father to children and what's next. My first thoughts were, «Man, that's good writing,» mostly because of the timing. Everybody just saw us welcome our daughter into the world and now it's almost immediately time to throw a wrench into all that and come up with some new problems to figure out.Yeah. Judd's first thoughts are of Grace and Charlie.
‘Golden Girls’ tops Nielsen’s highest-rated shows after Betty White’s death
her death — by rewatching “Golden Girls” and sending the series to the top of Nielsen’s charts, 30 years after its series finale.The sitcom following a group of older women as they enjoy their fabulous and unapologetic lives in Miami is still widely being streamed today on Hulu, where viewers can watch the entire seven-season show which aired between 1985 and 1992.The show has now capped Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Acquired Programs list at no. 8, beating out “Shameless” and “The Thundermans,” and short of “Supernatural,” in the week after star Betty White’s passing.White’s death at the age of 99 on Dec.
Yes, ‘9-1-1’ and ‘Lone Star’ Will Have Some ‘Crossover Action’ This Season, Showrunner Says
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“9-1-1” and spinoff “9-1-1: Lone Star” will be reunited on Fox’s Monday primetime lineup when the O.G. show comes back from hiatus in March. When the two are once again airing in the back-to-back 8 and 9 p.m.
‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Actor Sierra McClain and Showrunner Tim Minear on Grace’s Tricky Labor — and Carlos and T.K.’s Future
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Push,” Monday’s episode of “9-1-1: Lone Star.”We did it, “9-1-1: Lone Star” fans. On Monday, the Fox drama finally made it to the end of the four-episode ice storm arc that kicked off its third season, and turned viewers into nervous puddles of emotion for a month. In the epic fourth-hour climax came three very big moments: The birth of Grace (Sierra McClain) and Judd’s (Jim Parrack) baby girl; the recovery of T.K.
'9-1-1: Lone Star' Sneak Peek: T.K. Asks His Mom If He's Already Dead (Exclusive)
9-1-1: Lone Star fans have a lot to be worried about when it comes to the young paramedic's fate after he saved a young boy in the middle of a dangerous ice storm. In ET's exclusive sneak peek from Monday's episode, «Push,» T.K. (Ronen Rubenstein) — whose condition is dire -- finds himself in an eerily cheerful memory with his mother, Gwyn (guest star Lisa Edelstein), when in reality he's staving off death as he lies unconscious in his hospital bed.The scene opens with freshly baked cookies in the pristine (and empty) kitchen as T.K.
How To Watch NBC's Celebrating Betty White Tribute Special
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl, a tribute special to the actor and icon who in her home at the age of 99 on December 31, 2021. On January 17, 2022, Betty White would have her 100th birthday. White is best known for playing Rose Nylund in the sitcom , which ran from 1985 to 1992, but she reached superstar status for her comedic performances in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Betty White Show, The Love Boat, Mama's Family, The Golden Palace, Ladies Man, That '70s Show, Boston Legal, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Hot in Cleveland.
Listen to Cher Cover the ‘Golden Girls’ Theme Song for NBC’s Betty White Tribute: ‘I’ve Loved Betty Since I Was 7’
Thank you for being a friend! To celebrate the life and legacy of the late Betty White, Cher is dedicating a special rendition of the Golden Girls theme song to the deceased actress.
‘Celebrating Betty White’ Special Will Feature Cher Doing ‘Golden Girls’ Theme
Betty White certainly believed in love, especially when it came to animals. So it’s appropriate the theme song from one of her most memorable roles will be performed on her upcoming TV tribute by Cher, the songstress behind “I Believe In Love.”
Cher Sings ‘Golden Girls’ Theme Song In Tribute To Betty White After Her Death — Watch
Cher, 75, joins the list of many celebrities to honor the great late Betty White and she did it in her own unique way. The iconic singer gave her rendition of “Thank You For Being A Friend” from Golden Girls, the show which Betty starred as Rose in for seven years. To make the tribute even more special, the “In His Kiss” singer performed the number on the Golden Girls sound stage.
‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Sierra McClain on dramatic ice storm baby episode
“True Blood”), fire captain Owen Strand (Rob Lowe), and EMS captain Tommy Vega (Gina Torres) rush to find her. Meanwhile, by pure unlucky coincidence, Billy Tyson (Billy Burke), Owen’s rival who has had an antagonistic relationship with everyone else, is the only one by her side. “It was really great.